Letter from America by Alistair Cooke - Judge Zobel and the Louise Woodward verdict

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Letter from America by Alistair Cooke

Judge Zobel and the Louise Woodward verdictJudge Zobel and the Louise Woodward verdict

Released On: 14 Nov 1997

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The reduction in the severity of the verdict in the Louise Woodward trial by Judge Zobel.

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